Join the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety for the launch of the WHO Food Safety Roadmap Development Tool, developed by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation and supported by Nanyang Technological University Singapore.
This new tool is designed to support national authorities in translating the WHO global strategy for food safety 2022-2030 into actionable, country-specific roadmaps. It provides a structured approach to identifying priorities, strengthening systems, and accelerating progress towards safer food for all.
The webinar will present the tool, share its practical applications, countries' experiences, and highlight how it can support countries in moving from burden to solutions, in line with World Food Safety Day 2026.
This initiative is part of our ongoing work to strengthen global food safety systems and support countries in achieving measurable public health impact.
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Background
The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly adopted the updated World Health Organization global strategy for food safety and called on Member States to develop national implementation roadmaps, or to reflect actions to implement the strategy within existing food safety policies and programs. The decision also called on Member States to make appropriate financial resources available to support this work.
To support countries in translating the strategy into practical national action, WHO has launched the WHO roadmap development tool.
The tool is designed to support Member States in analyzing their current food safety systems, identifying priority areas for action, and strengthening implementation of the WHO global strategy for food safety 2022–2030. It provides a structured framework to guide national discussions across sectors involved in food safety and to support the development of coordinated, evidence-informed national roadmaps.
The roadmap development tool contains 123 questions designed to help countries analyze their current level of implementation across the strategic objectives of the global strategy. Each question is linked to a specific strategic objective and is accompanied by five standardized levels of achievement to support consistent analysis of implementation status.
The tool is intended to support a collaborative national process involving all relevant competent authorities engaged in food safety. Countries are encouraged to complete the questionnaire collectively across sectors and agree on a single national-level response that reflects the overall situation within the country, rather than individual institutional perspectives.
Where activities are not fully implemented, the tool also allows users to identify technical gaps, limitations, and priority areas requiring further strengthening. Supporting materials are included throughout the tool, including references to related guidance documents and a glossary containing key definitions.
How the tool can support countries
The roadmap development tool can help countries to:
- review current food safety capacities and priorities;
- identify areas requiring further action or investment;
- support multisectoral dialogue and coordination across relevant authorities and stakeholders;
- define practical actions to strengthen national food safety systems; and
- align national activities with the WHO global strategy for food safety 2022–2030.
The launch of the tool marks an important step in supporting implementation of the global strategy and advancing national efforts to strengthen food safety systems, prevent foodborne diseases, and protect public health.
National authorities interested in using the roadmap development tool are invited to contact the WHO Secretariat at fos-alliance@who.int for further information and support on its use.